ZIP Code 90059 — Los Angeles, California
90059 is a majority-renter, lower-income Los Angeles ZIP code with 37,511 residents in Los Angeles County. Median household income is $56,152, 17% below the median for Los Angeles ZIP codes on this site, and the median home is valued at $583,900.
How 90059 compares
| Figure | 90059 | LA ZIP median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $56,152 | $67,834 | 83rd of 95 |
| Median home value | $583,900 | $972,050 | 87th of 95 |
| Median gross rent | $1,433 | $1,792 | 91st of 95 |
| Median age | 31.5 | 36.7 | 90th of 95 (tied) |
| Mean commute (minutes) | 33.4 min | 30.8 min | 13th of 95 (tied) |
| Poverty rate | 26.1% | 18.4% | 9th of 95 (tied) |
| Owner-occupied homes | 44% | 29% | 32nd of 95 (tied) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 10% | 41% | 89th of 95 (tied) |
| Unemployment rate | 12.1% | 8.6% | 3rd of 95 |
Ranks count from the highest value (1st) among the 95 ZIP codes on this site with full Census data. The Los Angeles (LA) ZIP median is the middle value across the 60 of them with a Los Angeles mailing address.
What stands out in 90059
Unemployment is 12.1%, 40% above the 8.6% Los Angeles ZIP median and the 3rd-highest of 95.
Median gross rent is $1,433, 20% below the $1,792 Los Angeles ZIP median and the 5th-lowest of 95. Rent is still heavy relative to income: at 30.6% of median household income, the typical renter here is past HUD's 30% cost-burden line.
The median resident is 31.5 years old, 5.2 years younger than in the typical Los Angeles ZIP and tied for the 5th-youngest of 95.
Buying and renting in 90059
Homes here cost 10.4 times the median household income, below the 12.7 of the typical Los Angeles ZIP, the 41st most attainable of 90 on price-to-income. Renting, the majority choice here, costs 30.6% of median household income, over HUD's 30% cost-burden line.
The 2026 affordability report ranks every ZIP on these two ratios.
90059 and its neighbors
Next to its five nearest ZIPs (90002, 90061, 90003, 90044, 90001), 90059 differs most on share of owner-occupied homes: 44% against a neighborhood median of 34%, the highest in the group.
The sharpest contrast is 90001 (Los Angeles), about 3.2 miles away, where the poverty rate is 20.8%, against 26.1% here. The closest match among the five is 90002 (Los Angeles).
Distances are straight lines between ZIP center points.
ZIP Code 90059 Census figures
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Postal and location facts
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Sources and methodology
Figures are U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024 for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA), the Census Bureau's stand-in for a ZIP code. They describe the area over the five-year survey window, not a single year, and small areas carry wider margins of error. Comparisons and ranks are computed on this site from the same figures; the "Los Angeles ZIP median" is the middle value across the Los Angeles ZIP codes here, each counted once.
| Figure | Census table |
|---|---|
| Population | B01003 |
| Median age | B01002 |
| Median household income | B19013 |
| Poverty rate | S1701 |
| Unemployment rate | S2301 |
| Owner / renter share of occupied homes | B25003 |
| Median home value (owner estimate) | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | B25064 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | S1501 |
| Mean travel time to work | DP03 |
Land and water area come from the Census Bureau's 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area geography; density is population ÷ land area. Area codes come from North American Numbering Plan maps and ZIP city names from the USPS. Full field list, formulas and limitations: methodology.